Removing foam

rckiy · Ollie Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 92 City: tampa

So I have the Gator Impala and I still can't get used to the foam. I usually ride wood boards with grip anyways. So what is the easiest way to remove the foam? I bought some see through jessup grip tape. Tricks, Tips, anything I should know? Thanks guys.

Ronin · Posted: Mar 27, 2007 1:31 pm Post subject:

Leave it out in the hot sun for a while, or use a blow dryer to heat it up so softens the glue.

Jholiday · Posted: Mar 27, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject:

use a heat gun, or get creative, lol, my friend used an iron

bochner · Frontside 180 Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 470 City: Miami

use a heat gun. thats what i did. on mine some pieces of foam sticked but use a razor blade and pic it off. good luchk

B-Lane · Backside 180 Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 946 City: Towanda

pour laquer thinner or denatured alcohol on the foam and let it soak in.

mcwake420 · Ollie Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 66 City: Salt Lake

I did this awhile ago on one of my skates. I used a razor blade and screwdriver to get the foam off then i used a citrus cleaner to remove the glue and foam bits that i couldn't get off. Goof Off works too but the citrus cleaner is a bit easier on you gear than Goof Off, but if the glue and foam are gnarly then use the goof off. I didn't have a problem with the citrus cleaner getting the glue off

DirtyCracker · Guest

just pull it offff. maybe its just LF boards but i pulled the foam off the old controls with no problem

TWG · Kickflip Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 3258

DirtyCracker, same with my byerly but i just let it sit in the sun for a bit and presto like magic.

Skate252 · Posted: Mar 27, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject:

im about to re-grip my control.... im glad someone brought this up cause i had been wondering..... Question

price.dan · Backside 180 Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 1404 City: Regina

what my buddy did was the sections he couldn't get off, he just cut round them and put grip around them, like grubb's skate this year. Except make sure there isn't any little pieces of foam under the tap other wise it will just come off

DirtyCracker · Guest

price.dan, i dont know if would call that lazy or creative

Culp · Posted: Mar 27, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject:

I heated my 05 byerly up with a blow torch. I had it stripped in about 10 or 15 minutes.

jclary2987 · Ollie Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 83 City: San Marcos

i would try heating it up....i took the foam off my doyle and it was a biotch....i ended up with blisters and didnt end up getting all the adhesive off, the grip sticks good to it but it was annoying trying to get off

stompin9s · Posted: Mar 28, 2007 2:36 pm Post subject:

use goo gone or bug and tar remover to get the adhesive off...